Tooele's Mel Roberts is the 2017 National Girls’ Swimming Coach of the Year

The National High School Coaches Association, NHSCA, is proud to announce Mel Roberts, head coach at Tooele High School in Tooele, Utah as its National High School Girls’ Swimming Coach of the Year.

Roberts, who retired at the end of this past season after 48 years as the head of the Tooele swimming program, makes NHSCA history by becoming the first coach to be honored as both a boys’ and girls’ Coach of the Year.Roberts, who led both programs to 549 overall victories, was named the NHSCA Boys’ Swimming Coach of the Year in 2010.

“We are extremely pleased to honor Coach Roberts as National Girls’ Swimming Coach of the Year,” said Eric Hess, Executive Director of the NHSCA. “It’s a pleasure to honor Coach Roberts, who has dedicated his life to the student-athletes at Tooele.His commitment to excellence for his student-athletes in-and-out of the pool makes him an great choice for this honor at the end of an incredible career.”

Roberts’ 549 wins are 200 more than any other swim coach in Utah.In addition to the victories, Roberts’ teams won 11 state titles.Roberts, who is a Tooele alum, was a great swimmer himself, having won four state titles when he was in high school.

Photo Credits: Tooele High School

Throughout 2017, the NHSCA will be honoring high achievers in the high school coaching community by naming Coaches of the Year in a total of 20 boys’ and girls’ sports.It’s the 18th straight year that the NHSCA has presented its National Coach of the Year Awards.

Each one of the honorees will receive a beautiful trophy, plus they will be honored in the National High School Sports Hall of Fame Museum that the NHSCA will be building in the near future.